I had another entry ready to go, but just as I was about to post it, heard that the fabulous storyteller and writer, Coleen Salley had died. I knew she was sick, but in denial, prayed I'd see her again.
If…
17Sep
10Sep
I'm not the most organized of folks. I try, I really do. And one thing that keeps/kept me from blogging on a schedule is that I really have this feeling that no one reads me. I'm not on anyone's blog…
7Sep
How cool is THIS?! Tyra Banks' blogged about the signing I did at Books of Wonder. I blogged about it too, but I have a feeling her blog gets more hits, so it's very cool!
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6Sep
A young woman emailed me recently after being frustrated in her attempts to create great characters for a story she was writing. Her complaint was that everyone in her book seemed like they were made up, and of course even…
29Aug
A huge thank you to my son, Benny Davis, the one who filmed it, and edited the entire thing. He's a genius, and that's a totally objective opinion.
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28Aug
I never had a collection I was passionate about. And I never realized I had a collection until recently when I was overjoyed to add something to a collection I didn't even know I had. I was driving past…
27Aug
I was thrilled when teachingbooks.net contacted me to be a part of their extensive Author Name Pronunciation feature. It's a fantastic way to get kids interested in specific authors, and frankly, it's just fun. I can't even imagine how excited…
26Aug
I haven't done many (any?) reviews here. But summer is my biggest reading time, and I've dug into some really great books. This one, by Wendy Mass (full disclosure: we are friends. But if I didn't like it I'd do…
21Aug
The New York Times ran an article about young-adult literature on the July 20, in which article author Margo Rabb talked about the marginalizing of YA novels.
Here's a wonderful letter in the August 3 Book Review:
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To the Editor:
Sherman Alexie, who…
20Aug
Editing styles vary as much as people are different. But I have to say, the best advice I ever got on editing was from a very smart man named Michael Stearns, my editor on Mabel the Tooth Fairy and How…
